The Finish Line for Interior Designers

After 10 years of schooling, work experience and testing I am officially a licensed Interior Designer! Here I am being sworn in with the other candidate. On a side note, I also do solemnly swear to fit into HIS jeans in the next few months! Geez!

Baby Spencer is Here!

Photography by Tracey Lee

Two weeks ago today, we welcomed Spencer Tag into our family! With three boys on our hands we think we might need to be done, if you know what I mean. I've given myself a little grace with the blog and I thank you faithful readers for sticking with me even when I don't show my face for awhile. I hope to kick off the new year with some beautifully designed content and hope that you all enjoy it. Wishing you a wonderful New Years!

Love, Amy

It's Raining, It's Pouring

images via we heart it & design sponge

It's been raining all week in Las Vegas which is nothing short of a miracle. It's cool and green and smells like the wet desert. It makes for a yummy Friday afternoon is all I'm saying. What must it be like to live somewhere like Washington, Oregon, Ireland or Scotland? I'm sure I romanticize the rain but what do you readers think who live in it all of the time? I'm sincerely curious. Is it love or hate? Wishing you all a rainy, comfy, cozy weekend!



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Jim LePage

Sometimes you are rewarded for wasting time on the internet. Sometimes you bump into talent, creativity and passion. Sometimes you bump into Jim LePage. This talented graphic/web artist and "church communications thinker" from St. Paul is graphically representing each book of the Bible and I dig it! He is posting a new piece of work each Friday here. You should check it out and you should even buy something. I'm trying to narrow down my favorites pieces. It's even making me want to read the Bible and although I've been a Christian since I was drinking chocolate milk through a swirly straw this is still a daily battle. Yea for Jim! Yea for God!

all images by Jim LePage


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Inspirational Blogging Imagery

I suppose this post is a sneak peak into a great new inspiration for design and specifically my blog. Some days it's hard to come up with something to share with you and when you find a website that has beautiful images it really helps! My new find is weheartit. If you are a blogger you will love this site. Today, I typed in the word, "Norway" and wahlah gorgeous, inspirational imagery to fuel the imagination. Go try it, you will waste the morning.


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Jerry Misko's Art

Jerry Misko is a local Las Vegas artist who does awesome work. I have always loved our iconic signage (really meaning to take a tour of The Neon Museum) and love that you can bring a piece of our local history into your home by buying a piece of Misko's work. He is one of our most celebrated artists and I wanted to share his work with you. Enjoy!

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Anna Wolf's Lovely Photography

"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised"
Proverbs 31:30

Orla Kiely Design Bike

While doing a little research on oilcloth I bumped right into Irish designer, Orla Kiely. I recognized her sweet patterns and then immediately fell in love with this bike she designed for UK National Bike Week. My husband is training for a 100 mile+ bike ride and has some scary looking contraption he promises is a bike. I'm not into it. At all. This is my kind of cruiser. I bet it's yours too.

images via small acorns

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Glam Pieces

Loving all of these sparkly, glam pieces right now!

(l-r)Links Etegere, Topshop Corsage, Donna Karen Home Throw Pillow, LaliquePerfume Bottle, Tom Dixon Lamp

Color Wheel Pendant

I neeeeeeed this color wheel pendant by Yellow Owl Workshop! So sweet.

Magic

My friend Andi sent me this and it's so cute, you're getting special weekend edition! It's about the best design ever.

Magic- A Belly Grows from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo.

Cynthia Rowley+Band-Aid

images via Cynthia Rowley by route of Oh Joy!

At my house we have Transformer Band-Aid's and fabric for my kiddos and my architect (not necessarily in that order). At my sister-in-law's house, its' all princess all the time. God bless you, Cynthia Rowley, for designing something to make mama's boo boo feel all better! For $10, you get a sweetly designed tin with 20 of the cutest Band-Aids ever. Proceeds going to encourage students to follow a career into design. Here's to every moment of life being beautiful!

Studying

photography by Marcelo Krasilcic

Morning people! I just want to let you know I'll be taking the week off to study for my NCIDQ practicum on Saturday. I'll be back full force next week and will let you know how it all went down. And yes, I will totally be wearing a silk romper, a smoky eye and my hair in a pouf while I study- how dare you think otherwise.

Happy Easter Weekend!

image via Paul Barbera

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! I hope you all have ham to eat, eggs to hunt, mimosas to drink and the resurrection to explain to a 3 year old!

Happy 101

I was tagged by the fabulous Shari at Little Blue Deer on her Happy 101 list and to be perfectly honest I'm feeling a little bit big headed by my new found fame. So, I guess this is like one of those "get-to know-me" emails only it's with blogs and photos and links- oh my! Here are a few of the things that make me happy and a list of blogs that you can't live without!

Can't Miss Blogs

1. Little Blue Deer
2. Coco + Kelley
3. Mrs. Lilien-Styling House
4. The Sartorialist
5. Style Rookie
6. Oh Joy!
7. Delight by Design
8. A Merry Mishap
9. Concrete and Honey
10. Discover: Interior Design

*completely forgot to credit the beautiful images...
Kareem Iliya, Anita Calero, Koto Bolofo, Claire Smith

"Welcome to My Shiny World"

Toni Hart with his weapon of choice

Now, normally this would fall under the "Oh No You Didn't" series but I'm from Las Vegas and this house is from one of the oldest (and coolest) neighborhoods in Vegas. Featured in the New York Times Home & Garden section, the Hart family proudly shows off their penchant for all things glitzy and hot glued! Now, I'm not stupid, obviously the NYT is laughing their arses off at us but I feel a smidge protective of these people and their ridiculous "mansion." It sort of falls under the rule that you can certainly make fun of your own family but God help the stranger who talks trash about them. It's just so over the top and well- hot glued that it's almost awesome. Almost. P.S. I'll offer the Harts a discount on my services.

Toni Hart made the drapery, upholstery and bedspread with his now famous glue gun.
I always said I could build a house with a glue gun!

The bedspread weighs 35 lbs.

Look! It's a pink bathroom.

I'm diggin on those green wing backs. I'm not kidding.

Notice the rouched silk taffeta at the ceiling.

Mrs. Hart is an ordained minister and performs wedding ceremonies at their indoor pool. Sweet!

I heart the Harts.

Again, the piano is crazy cool and it truly sets off that Glamor shot!

Bas Koopmans Will Make Ya Wanna Jump Jump

These hand drawn posters by Designer, Bas Koopmans are beyond cool (if you are a child of the eighties and nineties). If you take half an hour and look through his website, it will BLOW YOUR MIND! In the 9th grade, I was obviously ahead of my time because my best friend Charise and I also hand wrote the lyrics to Kriss Krosses "Jump Jump." My guess is that Bas Koopman is not so dorky as to then proceed to memorizing the dance routine. Just a hunch.

Happy Valentine's Weekend

image via Brown Button

I wish you all a beautiful Valentine's Day weekend. I hope it is filled with the sweetest kisses.

Besos, Amy

Valentine's Day Standbys

I don't know about you girlies but the following items do not happen enough for me to tire of them at Valentine's Day. Men, pay attention. These old standbys are still the favorites for most women and you CANNOT GO WRONG. Now, go forth and love!

Pretty Accessories

Here are some pretty little things from Gretel. They say, "I'm an awesome Valentine, aren't I?!"